By Chris Huston 8.24.15

Heisman winners highlight FWAA 75th anniversary team

Thanks for the Memories

The Football Writers Association of American recently released its 75th Anniversary All-America Team, celebrating the association’s All-America teams from near the end of World War II through the 2014 season. The FWAA, which was founded in 1941, has picked an annual All-America team since the 1944 season, making it the second longest continuously selected team in major college football.

As one would expect, Heisman winners played a prominent role on the FWAA’s final squad. Eleven former Heisman winners made the three-deep, with the first-team group featuring six of them: Roger Staubach at quarterback, Archie Griffinand Herschel Walker at running back, Leon Hart at defensive end, Charles Woodson at defensive back and Johnny Rodgers at return specialist.

The second team featured Tim Tebow at quarterback and Tony Dorsett and Barry Sanders at running back, while the third team saw Bo Jackson and Doak Walkeras running back selections.

A few Heisman runner ups also made the squads: Larry Fitzgerald as a first-team wide out, John Hicks as a second-team offensive lineman, Hugh Green as a second-team defensive end, Raghib Ismail as a second-team return specialist and Tommy Frazier as a third-team quarterback.

See the teams below:

75th ANNIVERSARY FWAA ALL-AMERICA TEAM
OFFENSE
POSFIRST TEAMSECOND TEAMTHIRD TEAM
QBRoger Staubach, NavyTim Tebow, FloridaTommie Frazier, Nebraska
RBArchie Griffin, Ohio StateTony Dorsett, PittsburghBo Jackson, Auburn
RBHerschel Walker, GeorgiaBarry Sanders, Oklahoma StateDoak Walker, SMU
WRLarry Fitzgerald, PittsburghFred Biletnikoff, Florida StateAnthony Carter, Michigan
WRJerry Rice, Mississippi Valley StateRandy Moss, MarshallCalvin Johnson, Georgia Tech
TEKeith Jackson, OklahomaMike Ditka, PittsburghGordon Hudson, BYU
OLJohn Hannah, AlabamaBill Fralic, PittsburghBarrett Jones, Alabama
OLOrlando Pace, Ohio StateJohn Hicks, Ohio StateWillie Roaf, Louisiana Tech
OLWill Shields, NebraskaCalvin Jones, IowaJerry Sisemore, Texas
OLRon Yary, USCJonathan Ogden, UCLADean Steinkuhler, Nebraska
CDave Rimington, NebraskaChuck Bednarik, PennJim Ritcher, N.C. State
DEFENSE
POSFIRST TEAMSECOND TEAMTHIRD TEAM
DTLee Roy Selmon, OklahomaMerlin Olsen, Utah StateSteve Emtman, Washington
DTNdamukong Suh, NebraskaRandy White, MarylandReggie White, Tennessee
DELeon Hart, Notre DameHugh Green, PittsburghBubba Smith, Michigan State
DETed Hendricks, Miami (Fla.)Bruce Smith, Virginia TechJack Youngblood, Florida
LBTommy Nobis, TexasBrian Bosworth, OklahomaJack Ham, Penn State
LBMike Singletary, BaylorDick Butkus, IllinoisLee Roy Jordan, Alabama
LBDerrick Thomas, AlabamaLuke Kuechly, Boston CollegeChris Spielman, Ohio State
DBRonnie Lott, USCChamp Bailey, GeorgiaDré Bly, North Carolina
DBDeion Sanders, Florida StateKenny Easley, UCLADave Brown, Michigan
DBJack Tatum, Ohio StateJerry Gray, TexasTroy Polamalu, USC
DBCharles Woodson, MichiganEd Reed, Miami (Fla.)Roy Williams, Oklahoma
SPECIALISTS
POSFIRST TEAMSECOND TEAMTHIRD TEAM
PRay Guy, Southern MissRussell Erxleben, TexasRohn Stark, Florida State
KKevin Butler, GeorgiaMason Crosby, ColoradoTony Franklin, Texas A&M
RSJohnny Rodgers, NebraskaRaghib Ismail, Notre DameDerek Abney, Kentucky
75th Anniversary All-Americans by school (75 players from 41 schools): Nebraska 6, Ohio State 5, Pittsburgh 5, Alabama 4, Oklahoma 4, Texas 4, Florida State 3, Georgia 3, Michigan 3, USC 3, Florida 2, Miami (Fla.) 2, Notre Dame 2, UCLA 2, Auburn 1, Baylor 1, Boston College 1, BYU 1, Colorado 1, Georgia Tech 1, Illinois 1, Iowa 1, Kentucky 1, Louisiana Tech 1, Marshall 1, Maryland 1, Michigan State 1, Mississippi Valley State 1, Navy 1, North Carolina 1, N.C. State 1, Oklahoma State 1, Penn 1, Penn State 1, SMU 1, Southern Miss 1, Tennessee 1, Texas A&M 1, Utah State 1, Virginia Tech 1, Washington 1.
75th Anniversary All-Americans by current conference: Big Ten Conference 19, Atlantic Coast Conference 15, Southeastern Conference 13, Big 12 Conference 10, Pac-12 Conference 7, Conference USA 3, Independents 3, American Athletic Conference 2, Ivy League 1, Mountain West Conference 1, Southwestern Athletic Conference 1.

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